Interesting topic, Chris! Counting guns as tools I've got a couple that still get used that predate 1900 by a few years. Very difficult to date some of my hand tools, but most of my "daily" use ones are at least 30 years old. Have a set of plumber's tools from a man that did lead solder and oakum work on plumbing in turn-of-the-century NYC according to the fellow I got them from. Have only used a few of those as obviously there's not much call for the majority of them in rural NY in 2011. Mentioned a few of my grandfather's tools recently on here--hand-made ones for working on Model A's and T's. Have used them a bit--a friend had a few of the old girls before his widow sold them--but while of course they're not going anywhere they probably won't get used much going forward either. Have a few axes and hatchets that have what I presume are the smith's initials or other marks in them, as they don't correspond to any maker's marks I can locate, and they look distinctly hand-forged, with tool marks and such still in evidence. Not necessarily proof of great age, but still probably 75 years old at a minimum.
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